The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-09
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The New York World prints an elaborat,
And probably truthful account OF 9 visit
made by correspondent to Nj. Blaine al
his homo id Augusta, Me-, and aiterward
at his cottage at the seashore, in the course
Of which Mr.. Blaine gave fully his plans Tor
his Forthcoming trip, discussed the false
reports OF his falling health. and referred
the books ilst. finished. He says his visit
abroad will extend over moro than a wear.
and doubtless beyond the time OF the
NEE ling OF the next national convention.
Mr.. Blaine said:
/ am going abroad and expect to be away
about year. Mrs. Blaine and my dauRh.
ters, Margaret and Hattie, will mako up
the party: Ihaveengaged statero oms ON ths
German Lloyds ship Ems which sails june
?: l intended to 90 q little earlier, but
then l could not get the accommodations
tend to spend a considerable time travel.
ing through Great Britain. After Enalan nd.
we will probably 60 to Scotland and Ire.
land. Then I think we shall spend q time
in Germany, and after that take in France,
BY this time it will probably be getting so
late in the year that Spain and Italy will
be comfortable. Weintend to make a tou,
through both OF these countries. and spend
next winter along the Mediterranean. We
will probably make long visits in Rome
and Greece, and perhaps spend a brief time
In Constan tinople and visit scenes ofearth.
quakes In the south OF France and adioin.
ing portions of Italy. One year is sufficient
to cover q great deal Of ground Without
hurrying:
The correspondent asked: How about
the report; Mr.. Blaine, that you contem:
plate in some way, assisting Mr.. Gladstone
and the Home Rule party?''
ia - II.
do nothing of the kind"
1T has been widely published that your
trip to Europe is for the benefit of your
health"
1T 10 very curious about tho report. /
have been made sick by various newspa.
pers at various times, have had Bright's
disease, IL torpid liver, all affection OF the
heart, nervous debility, and, well, don't
know now; but at any rate, q good many
these stories arise, have, in fact been sin.
gularly free from sickness. 1 have had
hardly sick day in my life. Never any.
thing serious; and never had an organic
trouble OF any kind.
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to talk
about politics except that whilc In CONVEX.
sation with the correspondent in his cot.
tage at Bar Harbor he said in regard to
the Burchard incident in 1854:
uIun uottE WuAU lie salO, OUT the re.
porters heard it, and next day every pa
per in the country had it, OF course; but
as a matter OF fact didn't hear it myself.
Way outin Indiana they had it that said
it. Oh, yes, it went all over the state that
In q good many places in the West they
had slips OF paper printed with Read
what Mr.. Blaine says" OF them and dis
tributed in front OF the churches on Sun.
day. That is what lost me the election:
I"u know OF course how close it was.
We'll, in New York City alone it lost me
several thousand votes-a good deal more
than enough to have carried the state. 1
have never felt sure that l wasn't elected.
1t vas matter OF less than GOO votes
to have turned New York the other way.
When it was as close as that there can be
no certainty OF the count. do not think
1t can ever be said with certainty which
ono Of us got the most votes.